Sao Joao da Madeira

Reaching Sao Joao da Madeira from London emits 39.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (20h 18m each way) against 338 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.4 °C in August and 9.7 °C in January.
When to go: Sao Joao da Madeira is warmest in August (21.4 °C), sunniest in July (13.2 h a day); coldest in January (9.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,629 km | 48.1 kg | 20h 42m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Barcelona | 893 km | 26.3 kg | 11h | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Berlin | 2,097 km | 61.9 kg | 26h | 528 kg | 6h 18m |
| Birmingham | 1,381 km | 52.7 kg | 23h | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Bristol | 1,257 km | 53.3 kg | 23h 18m | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Brussels | 1,483 km | 43.8 kg | 18h 48m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Cardiff | 1,245 km | 56.6 kg | 23h 36m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 2,246 km | 66.3 kg | 31h 30m | 565 kg | 6h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,393 km | — | — | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,717 km | 82.5 kg | 26h | 432 kg | 5h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 1,679 km | 49.5 kg | 21h | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Glasgow | 1,692 km | 84.2 kg | 26h 12m | 426 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,525 km | 61.5 kg | 23h 54m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Lisbon | 248 km | 7.3 kg | 5h 6m | 62.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,451 km | 62.6 kg | 23h 54m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| London | 1,342 km | 39.6 kg | 20h 18m | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Madrid | 407 km | 12.0 kg | 7h 54m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Manchester | 1,475 km | 60.6 kg | 23h 48m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Milan | 1,517 km | 44.8 kg | 23h 42m | 382 kg | 5h 30m |
| Munich | 1,776 km | 52.4 kg | 23h 6m | 447 kg | 5h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,645 km | 71.6 kg | 24h 30m | 414 kg | 5h 42m |
| Nottingham | 1,450 km | 53.7 kg | 23h 24m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Oslo | 2,495 km | 73.6 kg | 38h | 628 kg | 6h 48m |
| Paris | 1,227 km | 36.2 kg | 15h 54m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Prague | 2,045 km | 60.4 kg | 29h 54m | 514 kg | 6h 12m |
| Rome | 1,751 km | 51.7 kg | 27h 18m | 440 kg | 5h 48m |
| Sheffield | 1,484 km | 57.9 kg | 23h 42m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Southampton | 1,239 km | 48.5 kg | 23h | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Stockholm | 2,754 km | 81.3 kg | 37h 54m | 693 kg | 7h 12m |
| Vienna | 2,119 km | 62.5 kg | 28h 12m | 533 kg | 6h 18m |
| Warsaw | 2,558 km | 75.5 kg | 33h 30m | 643 kg | 6h 54m |
| Zurich | 1,534 km | 45.3 kg | 21h 24m | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
The year in Sao Joao da Madeira
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| Sun h/day | 6.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 8.7 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
When to go
Sao Joao da Madeira is warmest in August at 21.4 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 9.7 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in Portugal emits about 19 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors — a country average per occupied room, not this or any particular hotel. 7 nights in one room adds roughly 133 kg — about 18.2× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Lisbon. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Área Metropolitana do Porto records 5.8 overnight stays per resident a year (10,465,340 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Sao Joao da Madeira
Places to stay in Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.